On December 24, Beijing time, the Wizards defeated the Knicks 124-117 on the road, and the team won two consecutive wins, and the record returned to the right track. The Wizards showed an excellent team performance in this game, with a total of 7 people scoring in double figures, including Kuzma with 18 points and 10 rebounds, Dinwiddie also had 21 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists, Keyspert 20 points, Harrell 15 points, compared to the Knicks, the Wizards performed even better, and finally they also successfully beat the Knicks on the road to win the game.
I believe many fans know that in the past period of time, the Wizards' record has declined significantly, they have lost many scores in succession, and the team as a whole has not played ideally. Fortunately, the Wizards have shown great competitiveness in the past two games, after they scored in double figures against the Jazz on the road, and with Beal's 37+5+7 performance, they successfully beat the Jazz on the road and ended their 4-game losing streak.
In this game, against the powerful Knicks, the team took the lead in the first quarter, and then the Knicks overtook the score in the second quarter. But in the second half, the Wizards still showed a better competitive state, the team had to suppress the Knicks at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, leaving the Knicks unable to respond. In the end, the Wizards beat the Knicks again on the road to win two straight.
After two consecutive wins, the team also improved in their record and did not decline again. In the past two games, the Wizards have gradually gotten back on track, playing the performance they had at the beginning of the season. If the team can survive, the Wizards remain a strong contender for the Eastern Conference playoffs this season.
On the other hand, the Knicks, Walker's performance in this game is very strong, he played 43 minutes in the whole game, 14 of 27 shots with 44 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, and set a personal high of 44 points in a single game. After being abandoned by Thibodeau, Walker returned to the starting lineup, he played an extremely bright performance, showing his value on the personal offensive end, and largely helping the team. Unfortunately, Walker scored 44 points in a single game, which still didn't help the team win, and the Knicks still lost to the Wizards at home.
In the past 12 games, the Knicks' record has been very unsatisfactory, the team has only achieved a record of 3 wins and 9 losses, and the current Knicks record has also come to 14 wins and 18 losses, ranking 12th in the East, and the gap between the top 6 in the East is getting farther and farther. As a team that entered the playoffs last season, the Knicks have been in poor form recently, and their performance on the defensive end is extremely sluggish, and it is easy for opponents to get high scores in the game, while the team cannot respond on the offensive end. At this stage, the Knicks lineup has a big problem, the team wants to impact the playoffs this season, they need to improve themselves in many ways, if they continue to play such a performance in the game, then the team wants to impact the playoffs, it is still very difficult.